Some Philosophers Had Very Strange Deaths

There are multiple, differing accounts of many philosophers' deaths. Some people say that Diogenes perished by holding his breath; others say he died after eating raw octopus, or from a dog bite that became infected. Chrysippus was said to have died from drinking sweet wine and experiencing extreme dizziness, or from laughing to death at his own joke. (After seeing a donkey eat his figs, he remarked, "Now give the ass a drink of pure wine to wash down the figs," and collapsed in a fit of guffaws.)